Across Yellow Fields

It is an exciting challenge to choose a limited palette for a wet-on-wet approach. I selected Payne's grey, burnt sienna, Indian yellow and titanium white. This piece is oil and cold wax on a pre-textured wooden panel. The sides are left bare wood and it comes ready to hang. Available exclusively at UGallery.com. They have great shipping! Click on this link: Across Yellow Fields

Sweet Harmony

My latest oil and cold wax painting entitled Sweet Harmony. 24"x18" on cradled panel. I was playing (and playing and playing and playing....) with a balance of sweet colors, peaches and plums and teals. Lots of texture! Sweet color palette actually gets very intense close up! Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They have fabulous shipping! Click this link: Sweet Harmony

18" H x 25" W x 0.125" D Weight 4.5 lb

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Strawberry Mango

My New Year's resolution is to cut back of sugar. So my title choice of Strawberry Mango reflects my craving for sweets! I love yummy looking color and texture. This painting is on a FLAT mdf-wood with a key-hole in back for hook hanging. The edges are left neat and tidy unpainted. However, I believe this piece would do well framed in your choice to compliment your decor; it would also hang nicer for display. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They have fabulous shipping! Click this link: Strawberry Mango

16" H x 12" W x 0.5" D Weight 2 lb

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Agate Moondance

Small experiment in oil and cold wax trying to capture the essence of an agate in an abstract "moon scape". The photo can't show the subtle luster layers of wax. This is on a cradled panel, ready to hang but stands great on a shelf! Available at Z Place Gallery on US2 in Ironwood MI 906-364-7454. They can ship!

Tapestry Landscape Sampler

As I work Every Day in my studio, I often have gobs of wet oil paint scraped from larger paintings. What to do? Spread it around smaller canvases. It's All About the Paint. And working small helps me work out ideas before I paint BIG. This is an 10"x8" flat panel framed in rustic maple wood Available at the new CVA Gift Shop 715-298-9190. They can ship!

Silent Sunlight

Continuing with my inspirations from fabric design and weaving, I delved into deeper color with oil paint and cold wax. The wax is a medium I add to the paint to achieve a buttercream like texture to spread with my hands and various scraping tools. This piece is on a cradled panel with unpainted wood sides that have been waxed for protection. This piece is wired to hang. Available online at UGallery.com. They have fabulous shipping! Click this link: Silent Sunlight

14" H x 11" W x 0.75" D Weight 2.75 lb

Price: $300.00

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Watermark

New "tiny gems" affordable original oil+wax paintings, $70 with free shipping. As I work Every Day in my studio, I often have gobs of wet oil paint scraped from larger paintings. What to do? Spread it around smaller canvases. It's All About the Paint. Available at the new CVA Gift Shop 715-298-9190. They can ship!

Ruby Love

Listening to Cat Stevens! Oil paint and cold wax medium (think buttery frosting) applied like finger-painting. On a textured cradled panel, wired to hang, very sturdy, edges are clean birch wood. Just won an honor award in the juried competition "Roots - the Ties That Bind" held at the Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Wausau WI. Now available exclusively through UGallery.com. They have fabulous shipping. Click this link: Ruby Love

August

I love the month of August when the sun shines bright yellow. I paired this soft yellow color with a lavender summer sky. This painting is on a cradled wood panel with finished edges. It comes ready to hang. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They have great shipping. Click on this link: August

Fen Land

I learned recently while reading up on my family's Finnish heritage that Suomi (a term that refers to Finland or the Finnish language) translates to "swamp." I chose a cool palette of colors in oil and wax textures to build up an abstract landscape of trees, swamps, and sky. This painting is on cradled wood panel with finished grey edges. It comes ready to hang. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They have great shipping! Click this link: Fen Land

Spring Fling

Awaiting the arrival of the spring season, I applied many layers of textured oil and cold wax in light, happy colors for this abstract landscape. This piece is on cradled wood panel with natural edges. It is wired to hang. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Spring Fling

Big Spring Flow

Surrounded by the colors of early spring, the young greens and barely gold; the trees have just begun to leaf out. And such a wet rainy spring brings in a touch of blue. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Big Spring Flow

Prelude

Prelude to the colors of spring, a hint of lily pond with a sense of calm quiet mists. Available exclusively at UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Prelude

30" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Weight 8 lb

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Softly

A field of wildflowers softly leading back through the field of pale greens and summer blue sky. Available exclusively at UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Softly

30" H x 30" W x 2" D Weight 9 lb

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Spring Symphony

Inspired by Vivaldi's Four Seasons, I have created a pure sense of spring colors for Spring Symphony in many layers of oil and cold wax. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Spring Symphony

Summer Concerto

Inspired by Vivaldi's Four Seasons, I have created a pure sense of summer colors for Summer Concerto in many layers of oil and cold wax. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Summer Concerto

Lead the Way

A winding creek flows back through the field, leading the way from grassy reeds back to the swirls of sky. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Lead the Way

My Cove

A blustery day on Lake Superior with fleeting clouds and rushing waves. In oil and cold wax on cradled panel, wired ready to hang. Available at Downtown Art Place in Ironwood MI, 906-285-7300; they can ship!

14" H x 11" W x 1.5" D Weight 2.5 lb

Price: $125.00

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Cloud Scape

Using buttery layers of oil and cold wax, I created "Cloud Scape" with a palette of soft lavenders, pinks and teal. The expanse of sky feels in motion because the paint has been scraped on. This piece has natural wood edges with a waxed finish. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Cloud Scape

12" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Weight 2.5 lb

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New Wall of Trees

Inspired by Wolf Kahn's "Wall of Trees," I created my own design using oil and cold wax medium. Building many layers of paint and transparent wax using my fingers (no brushes), this piece has a soft glow and subtle impressionistic depth. This piece is available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: New Wall of Trees

36" H x 38" W x 1.5" D Weight 14 lb

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Pond

I created Pond using oil and cold wax medium. Building many layers of paint and transparent wax using my fingers (no brushes), this piece has a soft glow and subtle impressionistic depth. Looking closely, you will find koi fish. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Pond

36" H x 48" W x 1.5" D Weight 14 lb

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New Rising Sun

I created "New Rising Sun" with a sense of hope. The abstract scrapings of oil paint and cold wax build layers of color leading to the horizon of warm golden tones. Get your Hendrix on. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: New Rising Sun

24" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Weight 7 lb

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Cloud Nine

In my studio, I am often on "cloud nine." With layers of oil and cold wax medium, I achieve a sense of breezy wispy clouds stacked to the heavens. The pale beach provides a crisp contrast to the blue sky. This piece has natural wood edges. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Cloud Nine

24" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Weight 7 lb

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Storm

I applied many layers of thick oil and cold wax medium allowing drying time between layers. This allowed me to scrape paint on top of firm textures to create movement leading back to the deepening storm. Look closely for the far off lightning. This piece has natural wood edges and is wired to hang. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Storm

36" H x 48" W x 1.5" D Weight 14 lb

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Trees In Winter

I used my finger tips to apply many layers of translucent cool colors in oil and cold wax. There is a softly calm feeling to the quiet distance of the winter trees in the background while one sturdy pine comes forth. Hints of apricot and lavender glow from beneath misty layers. My choice in this color palette lends itself to any season's decor, inspired by Wolf Kahn. The edges of this piece are natural wood. This piece is wired to hang. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping! Click this link: Trees In Winter

36" H x 48" W x 1.5" D Weight 14 lb

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Autumn Opus

Available exclusively through UGallery.com. Oil and cold wax medium on cradled panel. Evocative of fall season up north. Lots of texture built up through layering and scraping. UGallery has the best shipping. Click on this link: Autumn Opus

30" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Weight 7 lb

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Blue

Using a variety of blue hues with layers of transparent wax builds a glow. Available through Downtown Art Place, Ironwood MI, 906-285-7300. They can ship!

24" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Weight 5.5 lb

Price: $195.00

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Ring of Fire

In this piece, I pushed the color contrasts of orange, purple, and green. This piece feels like a controlled burn! I used many layers of oil and wax, scraping in the wild grasses. I used my fingers to burnish the smokey sky. Depending on where this piece hangs, sunlight can hit the textured surface to simulate the flicker of flames. This piece has natural wood edges that have a waxed finish. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Ring of Fire

30" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Weight 7 lb

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Backlit

I chose warm oranges behind the green scenery to illuminate the tree line and glow in the marshy stream below. Thick textures of oil and wax are scraped into create grasses and water. Both the texture and the colors lead your eye to the back lighting. This piece has natural wood edges that have a wax finish. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Backlit

24" H x 18" W x 1.5" D Weight 4 lb

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Tree Rows

Inspired by Monet's row of cypress trees, I created my own row of trees in soft tones of misty light using layers of transparent oil and cold wax. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Tree Rows

24" H x 12" W x 1.5" D Weight 3 lb

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Lemon Sky

I balanced a playful palette of yellow and purple textures in oil and cold wax medium to lead your eye to a distant solemn shore. This piece has natural wood edges with a wax finish. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They include great shipping. Click this link: Lemon Sky

24" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Weight 5 lb

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Extra Texture

I prepared this cradled panel by first applying a layer of acrylic molding paste using my fingers to create Extra Texture. Later layers of thick oil and cold wax seemed to skip and jump across the valleys. The edges are painted a neutral grey. Available exclusively through UGallery.com. They have great shipping! Click this link: Extra Texture

16" H x 20" W x 1.5" D Weight 4 lb

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Shore Line 26 - Warms Again

Using a warm palette of oil paint to capture that Lake Superior mood. Available through Z Place Gallery, They can ship, 906-364-7454

My Monet Moment: Wild Poppies I

Awakening

Quietly evocative of first morning light at the shore. 30"x30" cradled panel, edges painted a neutral grey, no frame required. Many layers of acrylic textures and glazes. I used sponges to apply the paint, NO brushes! I am inspired by the historical impressionists such as Monet and also by modern expressionists such as Wolf Kahn. In reality, this painting glows with more blue than pink.

Morning at the Point

Quietly evocative of first morning light at the shore. 30"x30" cradled panel, no frame required. Very many layers of textures and glazes. A feeling of mist over the morning waters. I am inspired by the historical impressionists such as Monet and also by modern expressionists such as Wolf Kahn. This piece is wired to hang.

Omen

Evocative of a fast moving summer storm over a lake or the sea. This one looks great above your desk at work! 30"x30" cradled panel, no frame required. Makes a statement for sure! I am inspired by the historical impressionists such as Monet and also by modern expressionists such as Wolf Kahn. This piece is wired to hang.

Stone Poem Pathway to My Heart

On cradled panel, wired to hang, but stands great on a shelf. Acrylic textures inspired by the stones I find (and bring home!) from Lake Superior. Available exclusively at Downtown Art Place, Ironwood MI. They can ship! 906-285-7300.